Poet Name: Nahid Qasmi

rukhsat hote suraj ki kirnon ka anchal thame thame main bhi chhat par ja pahunchi thi mire gile-shikve to saare

pyare suraj tum to apna chehra asman par tairte taron ke ainon hi men DhunDte rahte ho par meri bhi

andhi raat ke aate hi sab chup-chap se ik goshe men simat gae par main ne apni kutiya ki tariki

jaane kis jangal se aa kar bhediyon giddon, lomadiyon ne teri hudud men apne thikane DhunD liye hain lekin tere

justuju ka niDar qafila mishalen thaam kar, raat ko chirta hansta gaata huaa, apni manzil ki janib ravana hua sab

1 mujh se anjan bane duur bahut duur sahi samne baitha nazar aata hai mujh ko mahsus ye hota hai

apni apni rahon par muddat tak chalte chalte aaj achanak ik chaurahe par jo tum se mel hua to main

maana main ik shahzadi huun jo qaidi hai lekin mere dil men shahzade ki chaah ka koi tiir nahin hai

na chand-matha na tara-thodi na jhil-ankhen, na phul-lab hain na aanch azm-o-yaqin ki dil men nuqush-e-rukh itne mit gae hain,

mera dil maidanon jaisa vusat se bharpur lekin vo to sadi sadi ki qarn qarn ki dhuul samete viran viran